The Wei Dynasty did not allow concubines other than the queen to be involved in politics. If anyone violated the rules, they would be stripped of their positions and banished to the cold palace. Mu Ci was only a Zhaoyi and was not allowed to enter or leave the Suzaku Hall. She was not even allowed to take a look at the memorials, let alone review them.
Mu Ci said, "Xiao An, I can't do this."
Ye An had expected that he would refuse, and said with a smile: "Why can't Brother Aci? Since you can't go to Suzaku Hall, I brought the memorial back. I asked you to read it, and if we talk about who violated the palace rules, I would be the first one -"
Ye An put his hands on his waist and said angrily: "I want to see who dares to banish me to the cold palace!"
Mu Ci was amused by his unreasonableness, and curled his lips and said, "My father is the Grand Tutor. If I get involved in politics, aren't you afraid that I might be biased?"
"That's partiality." Ye An said seriously, "Brother Aci, who in the world is not partial?"
Even if he wrote the word "Heng" and gave it to the empress dowager, didn't she still hope that her nephew would become the empress? Being impartial is just a beautiful wish. People are always selfish. Ye An's selfishness is to make the person he likes live a better life. As long as it is within the scope of his rights, it is not out of line.
Including asking him to give up the power in his hands and find ways to help Mu Ci. Ye An wanted Mu Ci to know that to achieve success, one does not necessarily have to fight on the battlefield, one can also make plans and strategize.
"I believe in Brother Aci. Even someone like me who has forgotten almost everything can handle government affairs, so of course Brother Aci can do it too."
Ye An stuffed all the memorials into Mu Ci's hands, patted his hands in relief, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "You're going to be the queen in the future anyway, so just consider it as getting familiar with the business in advance."
Mu Ci: “…”
Mu Zhaoyi was unexpectedly given the heavy responsibility of being the queen.
Ye An had taken the initiative to give up his chair to make it easier for Mu Ci to work, and he moved to the couch with a plate of snacks, openly taking a break.
The last time Mu Li said he was fat, Ye An was so angry that he even gave up his favorite chicken legs. He no longer thought about eating candied fruits after drinking the medicine. Except for the three meals, he never dared to save money for the baby in his belly. The snacks that he only nibbled on because of greed were all shrunk in size. He usually divided a snack into four pieces and ate them in four times, under the euphemism of losing weight.
His chin was originally a little round, and after all this, it became a pointed chin again. Whenever the small kitchen in Zhaoyang Palace made delicious food, he would say no but think about it in his heart. After a few days, his dream talk changed from "Brother Aci" to a list of dish names. Mu Ci saw it and secretly hated Mu Li for being too talkative.
Ye An ordered Mu Ci to review the memorials while he took out a small piece of snow-white milk cake from the dessert plate and cut it into several small pieces with a delicate silver knife. He picked up the largest piece and put it in his mouth, leaving the rest untouched.
The small milk cake was soft, smooth, melt-in-your-mouth and full of milk flavor. Ye An had an endless aftertaste for it, but he forced himself not to touch the other milk cakes and went to get another piece of red date and honey bean cake.
Seeing that he really meant to give up, Mu Ci had no choice but to bite the bullet and flip through the memorials in his hand.
You wouldn't know until you see it. It turns out that even though Prime Minister Yuan has resigned, there are still many people in the court who are trying to take advantage of his misfortune. These people probably saw that the emperor was investigating even his own family members, and must be planning to get rid of the Yuan family, so they submitted memorials impeaching the Yuan family at this time.
Ye An had already read the top letter and marked a big black cross through it.
Because he was not very good at writing ancient characters, when replying to memorials, he would draw a red circle with a vermilion pen if it was accurate, and a black cross if it was incorrect. If the court officials had any doubts, they could ask directly in the court.
As soon as Mu Ci saw the words "Prime Minister Yuan is arrogant, disrespectful to the king, and once insulted the emperor in private" on the memorial, he put it down.
They are all groundless rumours. Prime Minister Yuan is no longer in the court, the Emperor's attitude is unclear, and the Empress Dowager is in a slump. Few people dare to speak for Prime Minister Yuan, and some people dare to throw all kinds of dirty water on him.
Mu Ci picked out all the memorials that insulted and slandered Prime Minister Yuan and said softly, "Xiao An, do you really think Yelu Xiong has any relationship with Prime Minister Yuan?"
Ye An was cutting a honey bean and red date cake. He thought for a moment and said solemnly, "I don't believe that Prime Minister Yuan would collude with Yu Luo. Yelu Xiong insisted that there was a possibility of fraud. I originally wanted Zhang Qian and the Grand Tutor to investigate and clear Prime Minister Yuan's name. I didn't expect... Brother Aci, I must have fallen into a trap."
As soon as he agreed to investigate, an important suspect died immediately. It seemed that someone had planned this and took advantage of his determination to investigate further to force Prime Minister Yuan to resign.
However, this also made Ye An realize that the case of Prince Yu Luo was far more complicated than he had imagined.
At first, he thought it was just a fight between two princes, one of whom was colluding with the Wei people to stir up trouble. Now it seems that this case is just a bait, and he fell into the trap since he ordered people to track down the person who colluded with Yelu Xiong.
The other party's plan is so thorough, this bait is probably aimed at Prime Minister Yuan, or the Yuan family!
And he was still stuck in the quagmire of the Cui family. Not only the Queen Mother was troubled, but he was also.
Mu Ci said: "I have seen the 'Young Master' from a distance, although it was only his back. If I could see the dead man, perhaps I could identify him and clear Prime Minister Yuan of suspicion."
Ye An said: "Okay..."
Although the possibility of identifying someone by their back is not very high, it is still an idea after all. Yelu Xiong is full of lies, and no one knows who he will bite next. Ye An will no longer believe him. But Mu Ci is a trustworthy person. If it can be confirmed that the dead person is not the "young master", then killing him to silence him is nonsense.
Ye An said: "Brother Aci, I have a very strange intuition... I was kidnapped when I left the palace, and someone gave me aphrodisiacs. It should be Cui's doing. Cui has a grudge against the Queen Mother, that is, the Yuan family, and this time, Prime Minister Yuan... If Prince Yu Luo is a bait, in order to make Prime Minister Yuan lose power, it can be said that the person behind this is also an enemy of the Yuan family."
Mu Ci: “…”
How could there be two enemies of the Yuan family?
Mu Ci's eyebrows jumped: "So you suspect that it was all done by Cui family?"
Ye An had no evidence, but the fact that he had been repeatedly plotted against recently was itself unusual. In the palace, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. He believed that these enemies were either all members of the Cui family or had joined forces with the Cui family. This thought was not unreasonable.
The key is that they are in the light while the other party is in the dark, and they are pushed around every time. This cannot go on any longer.
Mu Ci asked, "Xiao An, what do you want to do?"
Ye An smiled thiefly and said, "Since they want to make Prime Minister Yuan lose power, I will disrupt their plans and not let them get what they want."
While Ye An was talking, he had already cut all the red date and honey bean cakes. He still planned to pick the big one to eat first, but it was snatched away by Mu Ci.
Mu Ci still had some understanding of Ye An. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Prime Minister Yuan just resigned and the case is not yet concluded. You will not reinstate him immediately. So are you planning to grant him a title?"
"Brother Aci really wins my heart, so it's right to confer a title. Prime Minister Yuan is the Queen Mother's brother, and he has made great contributions to our dynasty, so it's not excessive to confer a title. Brother Aci, can you guess what title it is?"
When Ye An thought about it, he was so happy that he laughed out loud. Mu Ci didn't know it at first, but when Ye An asked and smiled, he thought of it in a flash.
Mu Ci: "Could it be, the King of Chu?"
Ye Anya intended to provoke Cui. Cui's ancestor was the King of Chu who followed the founding emperor. He named Yuan Xiang the King of Chu. If Empress Gongsu were still alive, she would probably faint from anger.
Mu Ci smiled and stuffed a few small pieces of red date and honey bean cake into Ye An's mouth, saying, "You irritate them like this, aren't you afraid that they will do something else?"
Ye An reluctantly muttered "I'll get fat" while finishing all the snacks in his mouth. He said, "Actually, I'm more afraid of always following them and being played around by them like a monkey without being able to fight back... Besides, I still have a trick up my sleeve."
Ye An smiled and said, "A few days ago, the secret guards compiled a list of the living people of the Cui family. The palace has been uneasy recently, so I decided to summon these people into the palace and ask them to stay in the palace for a while."
Mu Ci: “…”
Ye Xiaoan is really naughty. He is going to take these people as hostages.
Mu Ci had done similar things on the battlefield many times, so he suggested, "There's no need to come up with another excuse. Just invite them to a banquet to celebrate Prime Minister Yuan's coronation."
Ye An tried to hold back his laughter, only then did he realize that Brother A Ci could be even more mean than him sometimes.
However, being crowned a king and attending a banquet cannot be represented by a simple red circle.
Ye An finished his snack today, sat in Mu Ci's arms, looked up and said, "Brother Ci, I don't remember how to write, can you teach me?"
Mu Ci agreed and was about to pick up the pen to write a few words as a demonstration, but Ye An snatched the pen from his hand and held it unskillfully.
After traveling through time for so long, no one has ever taught him the basic skills of calligraphy.
"Xiao An, hold the pen like this."
Mu Ci naturally embraced him and taught him how to hold the pen and how to apply force. His warm palm wrapped around the back of his hand, and together they wrote the word "Cui".
Ye An smiled silently: "Brother Aci, let's write the edict now."
After writing the edict to confer the title of king, Ye An had almost reached his limit. He simply threw away the pen, leaned in Mu Ci's arms, and dozed off.
Mu Ci still held him in his arms as he found all the memorials impeaching Prime Minister Yuan and marked them with a black cross. As for the remaining memorials, no matter whether they were approved or not, he informed Ye An of every detail.
Ye An rolled around in his arms, whining and begging, "Brother Aci, let me sleep...you decide..."
Ye An fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Mu Ci was speechless. He often heard Ye An muttering and knew Ye An's basic attitude towards state affairs. He finished his work without distraction, and only the last memorial was left.
This memorial was submitted by Grand Tutor Yang, saying that the emperor had ascended the throne at a young age and had never married or had a queen. He attempted to persuade the emperor to make Concubine Yang the queen.
A memorial requesting the establishment of a queen was sandwiched between a pile of insulting and slanderous memorials. They seemed to be unrelated, but the actual cause was the resignation of Prime Minister Yuan.
Since Prime Minister Yuan had lost his power, Yuan Yongchang, the Empress Dowager's favorite, would certainly not be able to become the Empress.
For Mu Ci, he had never thought about the position of queen before, but Ye Xiaoan trusted him so much that from now on he was determined to obtain the position of queen in order to live up to Ye Xiaoan's trust in him.
Mu Ci picked up the pen and drew a black cross on the memorial from the Grand Tutor.
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